
Small export-import players face the brunt of China trade barrier
Munshid Ali, partner of Kozhikode-based Ceekey Tyres, who imports tyres through his office in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China, now finds his business disrupted after

Munshid Ali, partner of Kozhikode-based Ceekey Tyres, who imports tyres through his office in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China, now finds his business disrupted after

December 10, 2020: The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) is backing India’s push for “all-inclusive” ocean freight rates, claiming carrier surcharges disproportionately impact cargo owners in
December 2, 2020: The Indian government is planning to force shipping lines and agents to provide “all-inclusive” freight rates. The shipping ministry’s draft Merchant Shipping
November 18, 2020: Container freight rates from Asia to Europe are going through the roof, mirroring the trend on the transpacific, with regulators seemingly unable

November 11, 2020: Wan Hai Lines is doubling freight rates on all containers that the Taiwanese carrier ships from China’s Shenzhen port to Southeast Asia,

October 30, 2020: A shortage of containers rather than space on box ships is the main driver of the unrelenting spike in freight rates on

October 28, 2020: Exporters are facing an almost 60% hike in freight cost since July. With exponential rise in freight cost hurting Indian exports, the
October 23, 2020: The Federation of Indian Exporters Organisations (FIEO) has written to the Shipping Ministry citing “monopolistic and unfair practices” by shipping companies which

October 21, 2020: Shippers facing the most “volatile” trading conditions in the history of container shipping have been warned to prepare for an “expensive world”

Munshid Ali, partner of Kozhikode-based Ceekey Tyres, who imports tyres

December 10, 2020: The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) is backing
December 2, 2020: The Indian government is planning to force
November 18, 2020: Container freight rates from Asia to Europe

November 11, 2020: Wan Hai Lines is doubling freight rates

October 30, 2020: A shortage of containers rather than space

October 28, 2020: Exporters are facing an almost 60% hike
October 23, 2020: The Federation of Indian Exporters Organisations (FIEO)

October 21, 2020: Shippers facing the most “volatile” trading conditions